Tyne Theatre and Opera House’s stand-up comedy offering for 2016 continues to grow with shows from Gavin Webster and Romesh Ranganathan the latest to be announced.

Geordie comic favourite, Gavin Webster will return to the venue on May 13 and will doubtless be bringing the uncompromising and sardonic style which has garnered him a cult following the UK over, but particularly on his native Tyneside.

Meanwhile panel show regular, Romesh will bring his Irrational tour to Tyneside on November 6. The show will mark his debut at the Tyne Theatre and will add to his already booked North East date at the Gala Theatre Durham on May 5, which is already sold out.

Irrational will see Romesh examine the issues close to his heart… and explain why everybody is wrong about them. The tour follows two stellar years at the Edinburgh Festival with Rom Wasn’t Built In A Day and Rom Com being nominated for the coveted Edinburgh Festival Awards for Best Show 2014 and Best Newcomer in 2013.

These two exciting announcements come hot on the heels of yet another date at the Tyne Theatre for Sarah Millican , who will now bring her Outsider tour to the stage a whopping nine times.

Demand dictated that she should book another date at the venue on July 31, to add to: May 22-25, July 22-23 and July 29-30.

They also follow Katherine Ryan’s announcement that she too would be bringing her show to the theatre on April 14.